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California's aerial firefighting fleet gets an upgrade, two beach advisories in Monterey County

KAZU | By Katie Brown
Published August 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM PDT
A yellow sign advises people to stay out of the water with the backdrop of a white sand beach, blue ocean water and blue skies. A yellow and red kayak is shown on the sand to the left of the picture.
Katie Brown
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Advisories at two beaches in Monterey County were issued during the week of July 28th, 2025 due to elevated bacteria levels.

In today's newscast, California's civilian firefighting fleet became the largest in the world after the delivery of 2 Fire Hawk helicopters to Sacramento on Thursday. And, water contact advisories were posted at Pacific Grove and Monterey Municipal Beach this week after sampling revealed elevated bacteria levels.

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Katie Brown
Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.
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